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The Wisdom of Elders

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Eyewitness

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All Dressed Up

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Facing Off and Facing Up

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Rites of Passage

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Great Expectations

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The Pursuit of Hapiness

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All In Live From London

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My Summer of Growing Up Transcript

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Double Whammy Transcript

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Kitchen Magic Transcript

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The Beautiful Life of a Plain Chestnut Horse Transcript

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But I Just Might Transcript

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The Moth Podcast: AAPI Voices

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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ll be sharing three stories from AAPI storytellers - which take place everywhere from a Korean Spa to a crisis hotline. This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon.

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Storytellers:

Helen Langley Wyss finds confidence at a jimjilbang.

Hari Sanghvi resents the sound of his own voice, until he’s able to help someone in crisis.

Wendy Suzuki studies memory as a doctor, and finds a new way of looking at her work when she’s confronted with her own father's memory loss.

 

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Added June 6, 2025
The Moth Podcast: Hoses and Home Ec

On this episode... two stories, one about a Home Economics class, the other about a sibling rivalry. This episode is hosted by Suzanne Rust.

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Storytellers:

Suzanne Ketchum Adams learns to stand up for herself in a Home Ec class.

Jeff Rose’s mother tells him not to ruin his nice suit for Church.

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Added June 3, 2025
Green

--- This episode is available on your local radio station, on PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on  iTunesSpotifyRadioPublicRSS on 6/10/25.

In this hour, stories from Moth open mic StorySLAMs with the theme "Green." Gardens, edamame, and nervous novices. To quote Kermit the Frog, "it's not easy being green." This episode is hosted by Moth director Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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Isthier Chaudhury puts his Youtube swimming lessons to the test. 

Tannia Schrieber finds that her garden grows more than just plants during the pandemic. 

Elizabeth Fritzler becomes the personal chef to a picky eater. 

When Mark Fiedeldey's husband moves out, he leaves his journal behind. 

Rosalind Croad is overjoyed to have her first boyfriend....until kissing enters the equation. 

Having received many rejection letters, Akshay Gajria learns how to write them. 

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